Business Description:Oriental Aquamarine Biotech (India) Pvt Ltd offers a patented Organic Recirculation Prawn Seed Production System (ORPSPS) Technology package comprising the instrument and associated reagents for purchase by aquaculture hatcheries that need to control the quality of their water and aim to move towards Organic Aquaculture.
The Organic Recirculation Prawn Seed Production System offers the following sustainable competitive advantages over the conventional open larval production systems currently in use:
?Substantial reduction in water intake and least discharge
?Improved feed conversion rate
?Stable water quality and least physiological disturbance to larvae
?Least disease incidence
?User friendliness and better control over the system
?Significantly higher survival rate (about 75% to 80% more than current survival rates.)
?Stable shrimp/prawn maturation system with steady supply of nauplii
?Nauplii produced under ORPSPS perform better in field conditions.
?Eliminates the application of chemical disinfectants, antibiotic and other chemotherapeutic agents, and thereby facilitates organic prawn seed production in its truest form
The recommended Organic Recirculation Prawn Seed Production System will help bring about sustainable aquaculture with minimal damage to the environment. It will have an impact on the lives of farmers and other stakeholders dependent on aquaculture and related areas. Environmental benefits of a closed system are also significant. The need to continually replenish ocean water in open system shrimp farms has spoiled ground water resources in nearby communities. This salinized water is also detrimental to traditional forms of agriculture.
Industry:Cleantech
Founded in:2005
Source of idea:
Significant Competitors:Existing supplier of fine sand based fluidized bed filters.
Company Details :
Company Name:Oriental Aquamarine Biotech India
HeadQuarters:Coimbatore
Stage of the company:Several customers or locations
No of Employees (2006):0-5
No of Employees (2007):0-5
Office Locations(2006):0-1
Office Locations(2007):2-5
No of companies promoted:Yes (2)
Profits (2006):Did not exist
Profits (2007):1 to 5 lacs
>Partnerships:It is proposed to address different markets by entering into partnerships with existing industry players with well-established industry relationships.
An engagement agreement has been signed for product testing and trial at Shrimp Improvement Systems (SIS), USA; the world largest shrimp seedling producer and probably one of the most influential and respected organizations in shrimp farming with markets in more than 20 countries. Their parent company, PT Central Proteinaprima (CPRO), is one of the world?s largest aquaculture industrial companies. SIS is particularly known for their successful breeding program that produces pathogen free broodstock and increases disease resistance. They're considered a leader in the transformation of the shrimp farming industry-encouraging adoption of modern bio-secure production practices.
On successful completion of trials, M/s Shrimp Improvement Systems would be the exclusive distributor for North American markets.
Initial Funding:Personal savings
Addl Funding:Personal savings
Institutitional Capital:No
Revneue Model:The revenue is generated from Sale of Product and Consumables(probiotics). The details of the product and probiotics are given below:
Product: Two categories of bioreactors are offered:
?Stringed Bed Suspended Bioreactor (SBSBR)
?Packed Bed Bioreactor (PBBR)
Both are bio film reactors - with immobilized nitrifying consortia on cartridges
Probiotics:
In addition the following probiotics are offered namely:
a) A detritivorous bacterial strain which rapidly digest the detritus generated during the larval production cycles and also in the maturation systems into monomers and then into CO2 and water
b) A biological anti - Vibrio preparation made out of an antagonistic bacterium is also made available with the package to prevent the entry of Vibrio through nauplii.
c) A probiotic antagonistic bacterium for application in all components of the hatchery such as algal production system, artemia production unit, larval rearing tank and maturation system uniformly so as to prevent the colonization of pathogenic vibrios any where in the system.
Awards & honors:Award winner in the Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth program
Promoters Details :
Promoters Name(s):Mohan Kandaswamy
Age:38
HomeTown:Coimbatore
Education:Masters
No of companies promoted:Yes (2)
Family Background:First gen entrepreneur
Job:Chief Consultant at Oriental Consultants
Ex-Job Description:Management Consultancy Services
Favorite Book/Movie:Da Vinci Code
